Bookie arrested for betting on CLT match

Panaji: A Rajasthan resident was arrested for betting on a Championship League T20 match between Rajasthan Royals and Perth Scorchers, police said Monday.

According to Superintendent of Police, North, Priyanka Kashyap, Lakhpatraj Jain, from Jodhpur town was arrested at a hotel near here and Rs.40,000 in cash, a laptop and diaries and other documents seized from his possession.

Jain was caught red-handed while accepting bets for the Rajasthan Royals and Perth Scorchers games late on Sunday, she said.